High streets, nature recovery and Community Payback
High-street investment, local nature recovery, Community Payback projects, council-ready grants and a free flood-plan checklist.
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Past briefings.
Funding, deadlines and useful council updates from recent Thursdays. Earlier editions retain the publication name used when they were sent.
Bereavement rights, clerk grading and public toilets
New bereavement rights to prepare for, progress on clerk job grading, a public-toilets survey and approaching funding deadlines.
Read this briefingAudit warnings, new planning rules and visitor levy
Avoidable audit qualifications, the planning changes that matter locally, confirmed visitor-levy powers and grants up to £100,000.
Read this briefingReorganisation review, Martyn's Law and mayoral powers
Local-government reorganisation pauses, Martyn's Law checks, proposed mayoral visitor-levy powers and three verified funding routes.
Read this briefing3.3% pay award and audit consultation
A backdated pay award, proposed audit changes, precept benchmarks and three verified funding routes.
Read this briefingNew planning rules and grants up to £15k
The new planning framework, mayoral planning powers, updated CCTV guidance and three verified funding routes.
Read this briefingPrecept transparency, free LGA workbook and four funding opps
Green-space protections, neighbourhood plans, precept transparency and four council funding routes.
Read this briefingFour grants councils can use
Councillor vacancies, planning committee changes, banking checks and verified funding routes.
Read this briefingResponsible AI, governance reviews and heritage funding
Practical council AI, transition work and four funding opportunities.
Read this briefingReorganisation decisions and heat pump grants
The reorganisation map, £9,000 heat pump grants and three council funding routes.
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